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My advice: don’t take my advice

Several months ago I very publicly advised newly-pregnant (with twins!) family members to refrain from telling people the names they would chose for the babies until after the births. This is what I wrote back on November 29th, 2004:

Do not tell anyone the names you have chosen for the baby (ies), or the […]

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Never give a plant to me, unless you are holding a deep grudge against the poor thing—-like it killed your pa. Any plant that enters this house is doomed to wither, shrivel, dry out, and die.

Christmas poinsettias do not see the sunrise on Valentine’s Day. An herb garden I received one Mother’s Day […]

100

Where’s my oversized cake covered in pastel buttercream roses? Where’s my gold watch? Where’s my champagne toast, my wooden plaque, my stack of congratulatory cards and telegrams?

Where is Willard Scott? Doesn’t he always show pictures of people who have hit 100 when he does the weather on the “Today” show? I watched this […]